Political Economy of Sectarianism: The Perpetual Scapegoating of Minorities as a Counter-Revolutionary Tactic

• In Event: Security and Political Economy

Brief Overview

Through the use of a linear regression, this paper examines the extent to which trust in government contributes to intolerant feelings toward the Shi‘a minority and specifically how this is amplified amid economic hardship.

Author

• Lana Shehadeh, Florida International University